Ref NoLDGSL/635
TitleLithograph, 'The upper jaw of a fossil crocodile from Havre in the museum of the Academy of Geneva'
Date[1820]
LevelFile
Extent1 print
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionHenry Thomas DE LA BECHE, chalk lithograph of 'The upper jaw of a fossil crocodile from Havre in the museum of the Academy of Geneva', from a drawing by Henry Thomas De la Beche, lithography by Charles Hullmandel, [1820].
Administrative HistoryDe la Beche travelled in France and Switzerland during the winter of 1819-1820 and the crocodiles of Le Havre are mentioned in a paper read to the Geological Society in 1821.
ProvenancePresented to the Society by De la Beche, 16 June 1820.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteSource: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray.
CreatorNameBECHE | Sir | Henry Thomas De la | 1796-1855 | geologist
SubjectDiapsida
Previous referenceLDGSL 635
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/12BECHE; Sir; Henry Thomas De la (1796-1855); geologist1796-1855
Places
CodePlaceName
NA270Upper Normandy
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